Where does “mesprise” come from?
mesprise (Middle English) comes from Old French mesprisier, from Old French priser, from Latin pretiō, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “mesprise”, step by step
mesprise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mesprisier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mesprisier | — |
| 2 | Old French | priser | to set a price or value on, esteem, value |
| 3 | Latin | pretiō | to esteem, prize, value hold in high regard, consider valuable |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Middle French mespriser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mespriser | — |